The F3D was designed as a carrier-based all-weather fighter aircraft. It saw service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. While it never achieved the fame of the F-86 Sabre or other contemporary aircraft, it downed several MiG-15s as a night fighter over Korea with only one...

Second edition, revised and extended. The development of the most famous Italian WWII fighter is described and illustrated. Combining the agility and excellent flying characteristics of the earlier MC.200 with a powerful German aero-engine, the Folgore was the best Italian fighter in large-scale service.

The initial version of the famous P-51 Mustang to go into USAAF service was the dedicated fighter-bomber variant, the A-36A “Apache”. This book describes and illustrates the design and development of this version of the most famous American WWII fighter.

The Aberdeen Proving Ground in the USA has an amazing collection of military vehicles, some unique, and a museum showing the development and use of ordnance by the US Army. This independent guide to the collection, the first in a new series on Military Collections of the world, describes and...

The T-34 was possibly the best medium tank of WW2, and was a major influence on all subsequent tank designs. It served in huge numbers with the Soviet Army and its allies, and was also used by their enemies! This book describes the colours and markings applied to the T-34/76...

The Fiat CR42 Falco, was the Regia Aeronautica's last biplane fighter in a period when the monoplane had already gained predominance, yet was the combat aircraft built in the greatest number by the Italians during World War II.